READING, Pa. – The Albright Athletic Department held its second ever virtual awards show on Tuesday night. The show was aired live on the Albright Lions YouTube page.
 
 
The show followed a similar format to previous in-person Albright athletic department award shows, and last year's virtual show. Along with honoring the top student-athletes, special awards were handed out to the best and the brightest for the 2020-21 academic and athletic year.
 
Maggie Jones, a two-sport athlete (soccer and swimming), earned the Abram Karlip Most Outstanding Senior Female Award, and football co-captain Nate Steffen earned the award on the men's side.
 
Here are the rest of the special award winners:
Outstanding Freshman Female Athlete Award – Katelyn Patrick, Women's Lacrosse/Field Hockey
Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete Award – Devin Metzger, Men's Swimming
Neal Harris Academic Excellence Award – Olivia Rider, Women's Soccer; Dylan Okonski, Men's Golf/ Tennis
SAAC Sportsmanship Award – Bailey Lehman, Field Hockey; Isaac Burris, Men's Basketball
Red and White Award – Olivia Rider, Women's Soccer; Pat Lord, Men's Golf
NCAA Woman of the Year Award – Jaelynn Walker, Women's Track & Field
Memorial Prize of the Class of 1926 – Terae Mason, Women's Lacrosse; Connor Graser, Men's Lacrosse
Eugene Shirk Award – Cynthia Thorngate, Women's Track & Field; Dylan Okonski, Men's Golf/Tennis
Derek Kehoe Memorial Award – Allison Dienes, Women's Basketball
Abram Karlip Outstanding Senior Female – Maggie Jones, Women's Soccer/Women's Swimming
Abram Karlip Outstanding Senior Male – Nate Steffen, Football
 
Team MVP's announced tonight:
Cross Country: Women's – Rachael Daniels; Men's – Conner Miller
 
Field Hockey: Bailey Lehman
 
Football: Outstanding offensive lineman – Jakob Banks; Outstanding offensive back – Kevin Zehner; Outstanding defensive lineman – Nate Steffen; Outstanding defensive back – Sam Viera
 
Women's Soccer: Amanda Fulcher
 
Men's Soccer: Alexander MacDonald
 
Women's Volleyball: Paige Westra
 
Men's Basketball: Samuel Majekodunmi
 
Women's Basketball: Maggie O'Hare
 
Swimming: Women's – Megan Misurelli; Men's – Harrison Hunsberger
 
Esports: League of Legends – Zenden Huggins; Overwatch – Xavier Luciano
 
Outdoor Track & Field: Women's – Jaelynn Walker; Men's – Jade Harris
 
Golf: Women's – Hannah England; Men's – Russell McPaul
 
Baseball - Josh Jacavage
 
Softball - Kaitlyn Chell
 
Women's Lacrosse – Offensive: Lauren China, Defensive: Sydney Plunkett
 
Men's Lacrosse – Offensive: Cole Genneken, Defensive: Connor Graser